Here in India yogurt is normally served in its natural form, though we do get the flavored ones in the market.We do not flavor it and prefer to eat along with our meals with a little of salt and pepper sprinkled. Flavoring the curds is something that I did for the first time. I could try a…
BM # 44 International ABC Cooking Cooking with Alphabets : U Category : Breakfast United States of America Country The United States of America, commonly referred to as the United States, America, and sometimes the States. We have traveled a lot and are now nearly at the end of this marathon.Its the alphabet U today and…
The American Breakfast spread mostly has a muffin which is served along with the complete spread. So while serving this breakfast I decided to make these easy breezy coffee muffins. They were supposed to be vanilla ones, but for once there was no milk in the fridge…I myself was shocked, I did not have any…
Independence Day, also commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States of America. While choosing recipes for American Breakfast, I thought it was a wonderful idea to depict their flag. I know people go crazy with the National Flag and do all sorts of things. They paint their…
Throughout my US trip, I ate loads and loads of potatoes. Truly, at times being vegetarian can be difficult. While on my trip we stayed with family, so food was not a issue, but whenever we traveled and ate out, I felt potatoes were the safest. One can never ever go wrong with them. …
BM # 44 International ABC Cooking Cooking with Alphabets : T Meal Type : Sweet Turkey Country Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a contiguous transcontinental country, When you ask a Turk what to eat as a Turkish dessert, baklava is the most common answer. Turks love sweets and baklava is a fine example…
Potatoes are a hot favorite with Lankans. I remember Nancy, (my brothers cook) in SriLanka who used to make a variety of dishes with potato. Initially I wanted to made Deviled Potatoes, but my final choice was this Dry curry. I had bookmarked this recipe from Jyoti Nikunj Parekhs book long long back. The curry has a aromatic paste which has…
While choosing my dishes for Sri Lankan Cuisine, Cauliflower Frikadels caught my attention. I chose my recipes from The Wonders of Vegetarian Cooking, these Frikadels are just like Indian Pakoras. The taste is very similar, though these are made by marinating the cauliflower with coconut and spices. The batter too is different , but they…
For making the Lankan Curry, I had to make this curry powder. This is a very flavoursome spice blend, that is used in different dishes, including the non vegetarian dishes. Sri Lankan Roasted Curry Powder Recipe Ingredients: Cinnamon Stick – 3’ inch Cloves – 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves – 10 Coriander seeds / Dhaniya –…
Pickles always perk up a meal. I have always been fond of these but very recently have kind of given up on these.While making this meal, I made a very very small batch of the pickle, as I wanted to taste and get the Sri Lankan flavours of pickle. The pickle tasted really good and…